Well Vera is now is safely tucked
up in her new home (my parents' garage)
as Velvet (the new Beetle) insists
on being stored in our garage. She
passed her MOT (thanks to JP) with
only an advisory on a brake cable.

She
drove back from York to Pickering
with no problems and then clocked
up about 100 miles in her first weekend
by visiting NECPWA's Classic Car Rally
at Sledmere. She was next to the most
immaculate VW that I have ever seen
- fully original 1970 with an engine
that has been polished to perfection.

The
boys enjoyed playing inside her and
then we got down to adding all of
the accessories that we have been
buying for her. Rear decklid was fitted
and the wicker hamper added a nice
finishing touch.

I
had all kinds of fun fitting the GB
Year Plate but eventually I put it
in a place that looked okay but the
decklid is going to cause problems
so some relocation will be necessary
in the future. Mr Bubblehead has fitted
nicely onto the front bumper.

Now
that she is on the road I need to
get a new wiper motor sorted out as
the wipers didn't quite survive the
drive back in the heavy rain and just
stopped working altogether. Then finally
I need to get the paintwork sorted
then we can begin on waxoiling, extra
wing mirror, mud flaps and general
tidying up. Rear parcel shelf fitted
in well and now all I need is a front
parcel shelf.

July
22nd 2007

Vera
has been out and about again - this
time she visited Ryedale Folk Museum
near home as part of a very select
gathering from NECPWA.

The
Jenson Interceptor next to Vera has
a 7 Litre engine!

This
is my favourite view of Vera. I have
bought some beauty rings but they
didn't fit so I must swap them when
I get a chance.

She
is now waiting to be re-sprayed and
that should be her done then apart
from ongoing improvements such as
deck chrome grilles, mudflaps and
perhaps a nice wooden gear knob as
seen in the 1969 VW Accessory brochure
which also features the optional locking
glove box lid which I fitted this
weekend.

Tony
and Ellen's Suntor Marina got lots
of attention as did the tiny little
Austin 7 - which is 40 years older
than Vera.